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. 2021 May 10:19:35.
doi: 10.18332/tid/133876. eCollection 2021.

The effects of community participation program on smoke-free homes in a suburban community of Thailand

Peeraya Suteerangkul  1 , Sunee Lagampan  2 , Surintorn Kalampakorn  2 , Naruemon Auemaneekul  2
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The effects of community participation program on smoke-free homes in a suburban community of Thailand

Peeraya Suteerangkul et al. Tob Induc Dis. .

Abstract

Introduction: Smoking inside the home affects the health of both the smoker and family members via secondhand exposure. This research examined the impact of a community participation program on creating smoke-free homes in a suburban community in Thanyaburi district, Pathumthani province in Thailand.

Methods: The study involved families, with a smoker in the home, that were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups each containing 27 families. The intervention group was administered with the community participation program for smoke-free homes for 5 sessions during the 6-month period of study. The program included providing information on secondhand smoking and harms, knowledge about quitting smoking and healthcare support, practice skills, campaigns in the community, visiting and encouraging, and reflecting and evaluation. The control group was normally treated by the community committee and health volunteers. Data collection was undertaken at baseline and at 6 months after implementation by an interview with questionnaires.

Results: Our results show that after the implementation, the intervention group reported significantly higher mean score on skills in negotiating with smokers for a smoking-ban inside home and mean score on emotional support for non-smoking inside the home than those at baseline and those of the control group. The proportion having smoking ban home rules in the intervention group was significantly higher than at baseline and that of the control group (92.6% vs 18.5%). The proportion of smoke-free homes was higher in the intervention than in the control group (75% vs 0%).

Conclusions: These findings suggest that community participation programs for smoke-free home may be effective in raising awareness on the impact of secondhand smoke among family members and in working together to manage smoke-free home environments. The program may be applicable for further development within communities to achieve smoke-free homes.

Keywords: community participation; emotional support; negotiation skills; smoke-free home; smoking ban.

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